Sam Ominyi Egwu CON (born 20 June 1954) is a Nigerian politician and member of People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria.
[1] Dr Egwu is noted as pillar of educational development in Ebonyi state and Nigeria.
[2] He attended the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Agriculture in 1981.
He was a senior lecturer at Enugu State University of Technology and served as commissioner for education in Ebonyi state contributed to the successes recorded in education sector during his tenure as governor.
[3] In 2008, President Umaru Yar'Adua appointed him Minister of Education, position he held till April 2010 when he was replaced by Professor Ruqayyah Ahmed Rufa'i.